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sarahharris
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email address being used by spammers
      #377649 - Sat Dec 29 2007 03:33 PM

I have AVG anti-virus and firewall and anti-spyware.

All are up to date.

I also have Outlook Express as my main email client.

Frequently I receive bounced emails where 'someone' has been using my Outlook Express email address to spam people - and the email has bounced.

How could this have happened with all the security I have?

What can I do about it?

Many thanks everyone for your help



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Re: email address being used by spammers [Re: sarahharris]
      #377669 - Sat Dec 29 2007 06:08 PM

It's a classic method used by spammers to fool you into believing that the original mail came from your address - it didn't. It's designed by them to make you open the mail just to check. Don't open them, just delete them.

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Re: email address being used by spammers [Re: greysts]
      #377894 - Mon Dec 31 2007 04:06 AM

I received an email to me today from...'me'

I looked at properties and yes it was my email address.

I clicked 'reply' and it went to...me.

So the address must be genuine.

This particular email was using my name at my company to email porn - this concerns me.



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Re: email address being used by spammers [Re: sarahharris]
      #377979 - Mon Dec 31 2007 04:36 PM

G'day sarahharris.

I agree with greysts and your only getting a designer e-mail that looks like if was sent from yourself.
You write the address is genuine, by what means have you come to that conclusion.

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This particular email was using my name at my company to email porn



Would it not best at this stage to inform your IT admin about the problem.

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